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2016 Speedway World Cup
57th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 23 July and 30 July 2016 and involved nine national teams.[1] It was won by Poland, the first time they achieved success since 2013, and the seventh time in total. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.[2][3]
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Qualification
Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano - 2 June 2016 [4]
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Qualified teams
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Tournament
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The final was staged on 30 July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester.[5] It was won by Poland,[6] the seventh time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.
Bartosz Zmarzlik, Patryk Dudek and captain Piotr Pawlicki Jr. all scored double figures for the Poles, with Krzysztof Kasprzak, who replaced Maciej Janowski in the side for the final, backed them up with eight points. Individual world champion Tai Woffinden lead Great Britain to second place, scoring 19 points.[7][8]
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